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Commercial Real Estate Experts Devoted to Your Success

Your ally for intense negotiations. Your scout for finding prospects.

As an entrepreneur and business leader, your commercial real estate is vital to your success. Failure in this decision making is not an option. If you are solely tasked with commercial real estate decisions at your business, it can be easy to feel all alone at times.
Sometimes the waters are calm and smooth sailing. At other times, you may feel desperate to make it through the current storm you are in. No matter where you are, or what your challenge, Lighthouse is here for you.
We have the commercial real estate navigation tools you need to achieve success. Contact Lighthouse today to discuss CRE market conditions and learn about new developments not yet public in the marketplace. Call us to ask us anything related to commercial real estate:
- How to search for space properly (yes, there is a wrong way to do it)
- How to plan all the important details of your move if you are a tenant
- How to propose letters of intent for both purchase and lease scenarios, we help Sellers, Buyers, Landlords, and Tenants
- How to negotiate everything properly. This step alone could cost you many thousands of dollars if done poorly. Leveraging our expertise could save or make you thousands.
- How to effectively make points and counterpoints throughout the highly complex commercial lease and purchase documents. Many of these documents are dozens of pages long and they have been fine-tuned through many years by some of the brightest minds in the business.
There is an adage that it is not what you don’t know that can hurt you. It’s what you don’t know you don’t know that really does. That statement holds tremendous truth in commercial real estate. Far too often it is the hidden dangers, just over the horizon, that can sink you. Your hopes and dreams as a business owner deserve to find safe harbor. You deserve to reach your port.
With Lighthouse just a call away, you can be confident you will reach your destination safely.

Tenant Representation

Find the best location, negotiate the best deal, and keep your business running smoothly

Buyer Agency

Locate off-market deals, find the best property for development, investment, or business ownership

Commercial Property Sales

Price your property correctly, gather the most interest, get the best price, and close as quickly as possible

Commercial Property Leasing

Compete effectively in the marketplace, generate prospects, negotiate the best lease terms, and maximize your cashflow

Rachel Rasmussen

Rachel works on special projects and coordinates support for the administration and marketing at Lighthouse CRE.

Testimonials

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As business professionals, we have to be careful about who we recommend, and David is someone I recommend without hesitation. In an extremely competitive market, he works tirelessely to help his clients get the best value possible. He’s knowledgeable, hardworking and has impeccable integrity. If you’re looking for a broker who truly has your best interests at heart, I encourage you to call Dave.

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing David for several years now. He is a hard working, thoughtful and caring individual who has the ability to get people connected. I’ve personally watched David put the needs of others before his own. I would not hesitate to recommend David for his high degree of integrity, trustworthiness and vision.

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